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Nicaragua Essays Archive
Essays by Richard Leonardi
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June 2005
LOVE FOR GOLD
La Mocuana Legend
May 2005
THE COLONIAL CONVENT
A poem from León
April 2005
SHE LAUGHED
A poem from Managua
March 2005
THE ISLAND
A poem from Isla de Ometepe
February 2005
THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY
A Survey of Nicaragua's Love and Hate
January 2005
GUIDE BOOK WRITING
Dancing in a Straight Jacket
December 2004
OMETEPE'S LEAF CUTTER ANT DANCE
A Marriage of the Gods
November 2004
RETIREMENT IN NICARAGUA
A Perspective
October 2004
YELLOW DRESS
A poem from Lake Managua
September 2004
DREAMING NICARAGUA
Morning Coffee and the Contra War
August 2004
THE NICARAGUA CIGAR
A Chorotega Smoke
July 2004
A THUNDEROUS CLAP
The Dry Season Ends in Managua
June 2004
A TALE OF TWO POETS
Nicaragua's Passion for Poetry
May 2004
BBC HOLIDAY IN NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan Tourism Receives a Major Image Boost
April 2004
THE COMING NIGHT
A Poem from León
March 2004
JUDICIAL REFORM IN NICARAGUA
Nicaragua's Parliament Erupts
February 2004
PRESSURE POINT
Nicaragua's Dominant Political Parties Reach Critical Temperature
January 2004
VICTOR, VILLAIN, VICTIM
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
December 2003
NICARAGUA SAFETY
Is Nicaragua's Negative Image Justified?
November 2003
ADAM AND EVE
Nicaraguan Humor
October 2003
A LAKE CROSSING
Navigating the Fury of Nicaragua's Inland Sea
September 2003
NICARAGUAN LEPRECHAUNS
Los Duendes
August 2003
CIVILIZATION, NICARAGUA AND HARPER'S WEEKLY
Reports from 1857-1860 on William Walker and Chontales
July 2003
BALLAD OF A REVOLUTIONARY
Nicaragua Celebrates 24 years Since Somoza
April 2003
THE SILENT STONE
A Poem from Matagalpa
March 2003
DEATH SENTENCE - AN HONORABLE JOB
Agrochemicals and the Banana Workers of Nicaragua
February 2003
RACING IN THE STREETS
The Taxi Grand Prix of Managua
January 2003
BENEATH AN ENDLESS SKY
Exploring Nicaragua's Río San Juan in Motorboat
December 2002
IN PRAISE OF THE VIRGIN
Nicaragua's Love for María
November 2002
LAUGHTER AND TEARS
Nicaraguans in Costa Rica
September 2002
NICARAGUA'S FIGHT AGAINST STATE CORRUPTION
Can an honest president and brave judge turn the tide of 500 years?
Copyright © 2009 Richard Leonardi